Hydrothermal mineralization at the Dahu Au–Mo deposit in the Xiaoqinling gold field, Qinling Orogen, central China

The Xiaoqinling gold field in central China is the second largest orogenic Au province in China. In the Xiaoqinling area, the Dahu Au–Mo deposit is typical because it is one of the five early‐discovered large gold deposits, but also unique for its northernmost location and Mo‐association. This study shows that the deposit is a fault‐controlled lode system formed by a three‐stage hydrothermal process. The early‐stage pyrite–quartz veins are...